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Sunday, June 22, 2014

XP-34 Landspeeder

Here are some more images of Revell's 1/25 scale XP-34 Landspeeder from Star Wars.
I don't know about you but doesn't the Luke Skywalker figure look suspiciously like Chuck Norris? But I digress.
As
has been stated before what one does to any snaptite pre painted kit
worth its salt is to of course glue it and add more paint to it which is
what has been done here.
Things added to this model is of course
more dirt, scratches and dents. I also added a couple of instrument
panels to the interior plus more detailing on whatever that thing is on
the hood.

From Wikipedia"

Landspeeders are fictional antigravity craft used through the Star Wars movies and Star Wars Expanded Universe. They are depicted both in civilian and military capacities, and several versions have been merchandised as toys and models.

Landspeeders first appear in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Two of them—Luke Skywalker's (Mark Hamill) XP-34 and a V-35—were designed by Special Effects genius John Stears and were fitted around cars; Skywalker's landspeeder was built around a small sports car manufactured by Ogle Design.
One of the major challenges the production crew faced was disguising
the wheels to create the illusion that the craft was hovering.[2][3]
For certain shots, they shot from camera angles that masked the
wheels; for long-distance shots, they used reflective material, gelatin
on the camera lens, and shadow effects. A small blur could be seen
under the speeder, which George Lucas called "The Force Spot" (stated
in Special Edition Tape).Production designerRoger Christian
used an angled mirror and a broom attached to the vehicle's underside
to create, at certain angles, the illusion that the craft was hovering
and kicking up dust.Star Wars creator George Lucas used digital technology to enhance the landspeeder effects in the Special Edition of A New Hope.Industrial Light and Magic's (ILM) Doug Chiang design the Naboo
Flash speeder with a "race car look" while the Gian speeder's
appearance is ILM's response to Lucas' request that the Naboo troops
have "a pick-up truck with guns."